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HR Excellence Awards 2012 – Best Workplace Diversity: Irwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell (IM) is proud to celebrate the diversity of its people, its customers and the areas in which it operates.

News

Northern Trust’s senior management leads on diversity and inclusion

Northern Trust’s client needs and expectations are as diverse as the clients themselves and it is critical that we employ people who understand those needs.

Olympics Special 5/7: diversity-focused recruitment and a vision to inspire social change

A vision to inspire lasting social change was central to London’s bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Who is the Government's Youth Contract Scheme being targeted at and is it long-term?

There has been a considerable amount of backlash in response to Nick Clegg’s recent invite to employers to join the Government’s Youth Contract Scheme.

BITC and Mitie urge employers to develop diversity and inclusion policies for their supply chains

Business in the Community (BITC) and Mitie have joined forces to urge business to work only with suppliers with diversity and equality policies.

UK law firms join forces to help less-privileged enter legal profession

Twenty three of the UK's most prominent law firms have demonstrated their long-term commitment to improving access to the legal profession by launching a profession-wide undertaking to give fair...

Diversity: interview with Fiona Cannon, director of diversity and inclusion at Lloyds Banking Group

The statue of Lady Justice on top of the Central Criminal Court – the Old Bailey – in London has become a striking symbol of equality, as she stands proudly emblazoned in gold, holding a set of scales...

Diversity is focus of September’s HR Summit US 2011

Variety is the spice of life. And as a growing number of progressive businesses are now realising, diversity can also provide the cornerstone to a high-performing workforce.

Features

NHS Employers names its 17 diversity partners

The NHS Employers organisation has named the 17 NHS trusts that have been awarded its Equality and Diversity Partner status for 2011/12.

Diversity in workplace will shift backwards due to tightening university grade requirements

It was recently announced that a number of the most prestigious universities in the UK have raised the requirements for their degree courses for this year to the newly introduced A* grade. To attain...

White working class accent or appearance? Forget about working for a London law firm, says research

London law firms are passing over white working-class applicants because they will be bad for their image, according to new research.